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Sean Eldridge, husband to Facebook founder and The New Republic owner Chris Huges, has a day job as a venture capitalist with something called Hudson River Ventures. It’s a curious investment fund. Rather than investing in worthy or profitable businesses simply, it invests (since 2011) only in businesses, it looks mainly like food and beverage businesses, in the Hudson Valley. In other words, it loans money to people in the Congressioal district where Eldridge is running for office.

We don’t know how much of the money comes from semi-billionaire Chris Hughes. Is The New Republic trying to buy a Congressional seat?

Hudson Valley Venture’s Facebook page emphasizes their ties to Obama (photos), Chuck Schumer, etc: “Proud that the Hudson Valley is featured prominently in today’s inaugural celebration (thanks to Senator Schumer!). Apple pie from Columbia County and maple syrup from Dutchess at the inaugural lunch!”

HUDSON RIVER VENTURES

Hudson River Ventures, LLC is a small business investment fund focused on the Hudson Valley.

Founded by Sean Eldridge in 2011, Hudson River Ventures works to empower entrepreneurs and build thriving businesses throughout the Hudson Valley. Hudson River Ventures is making strategic investments ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 in our target industry sectors. To learn more, contact us at info@hudsonriverventures.com.

Here’s the voting record of New York Republican Congressman Chris Gibson, who is being challenged by millionaire investor/Facebook founder spouse/gay Democrat Sean Eldridge.He seems to have voted against using federal funds to pay for legal challenges to DOMA. He also consistently votes against extending or funding surveillance state measures like NDAA and the Patriot Act.One wonders if Eldridge will be a step’n’fetchit gay who supports Obama’s drones, kill lists, and spying, as long as he supports equal slavery for gays.

Gay Democrat Sean Eldridge, husband of New Republic owner/editor and Facebook founder Chris Hughes, has filed papers to run against Gibson. We have not researched Gibson’s voting history on individual rights or gay issues.

KINGSTON – Congressman Christopher Gibson told his Veterans Advisory Board meeting in Kingston on Monday that as the war in Afghanistan winds down, the US can no longer play the role of world policeman as it has since the end of the Cold War.

Gibson said while al Qaeda is “a determined enemy” bent on destroying the Western World, the US must change its military mission.

“If we think differently then I think we can reorganize our armed forces and we can still have the world’s most formidable armed forces and deter other nations that would want to do us harm without putting us in all these spots all over the world,” he said.